Chapter 188: A false alarm
The weird coughing sound was really terrifying, although Xin Niangzi was worried about these little ladies, she still decided to leave the big tent of Jiang Zuo alone and go to the tent of the commander of the Chinese army to seek help from Zhu Li. Vertices
For Gao Su, the person she really wanted to see when she came to Jiuyuan this time, she didn't have the heart to look for it.
No matter how much Zhu Li praised Gao Su, in her heart, the strong general who could scare even a woman away was just an embroidered pillow, which was useless, and she really didn't know if she really wanted to left.
Outside the big tent, the cold wind was slow.
The surroundings were pitch black, knowing that they were in the barracks, the Chinese army in the distance, and the torches were shining, and the faint light was visible in the distance, but at this time, due to anxiety in her heart, Xin Niangzi still couldn't see the road clearly, so she could only follow the feeling in her heart and walk outward.
This time, something happened again.
The range of nearly 100 acres is not big, but it is not small, and it should be able to get out of this range with a cup of tea time.
But because of the anxiety in her heart, Xin Niangzi let the feeling in her heart go quickly, and sometimes looked around, behind her, etc., as if she was worried that something would follow her, this time, she walked for more than half an hour, and she hadn't even walked out of this area.
The more she did, the more anxious she became, but the more anxious she was, the faster she was under her feet, and the more often she turned her head to look, so that she couldn't get out of this area.
After another half an hour, Xin Qi Niang was horrified to find that she had returned to the big tent again, and the sound of "cough cough" happened to come out again at this time, in this cold night, this abrupt sound was extremely terrifying, so frightened that she was dripping with cold sweat and trembling her body.
A strange and familiar word suddenly came to her heart, "ghost hitting the wall", is this a ghost hitting the wall?
Thinking of that word, thinking of that terrifying legend, she suddenly felt cold and swishing, goosebumps all over her body, quietly born.
At this moment, I estimated the time, it was already about the hour, and now let her go out, she was really afraid, but if she was allowed to return to the big tent like this, she couldn't let go.
In this way, Xin Niangzi was in a dilemma, standing alone in the wind, trembling, as pitiful as a little daughter-in-law whose husband did not hurt and her mother-in-law did not love.
Xin Qi Niang is a brave, strong, stubborn girl, and she is also very persistent in doing things, since she has no face to return to the big tent, then rush out bravely, a thought emerged, she resolutely turned her head and walked outside again.
This time she walked more panicked, about an hour and a half later, she was shocked to find that she had walked back again, at this time, she had a feeling of collapse, and she wanted to disregard face and rush into the big account.
Maybe it was two strange times, which made her a little deflated by breaking the jar, but calmed down, even if it was really the legendary ghost hitting the wall, at least she was fine, this is her confidence, she calmed down, she chose a torch as the goal, and ran directly to the direction of the torch.
Maybe God has eyes, she finally walked out of the craftsman's area smoothly, and it only took less than a quarter of an hour to get out of there, looking back at the dark area that had trapped her for nearly three hours, Xin Qiniang also let out a long breath while her heart palpitated.
It's finally out, and it's out.
At this time, the patrolling guards also found her, they didn't know this little girl, but they knew the official uniform on Xin Qi Niang's body, and they knew at a glance that it was a concubine, and a team member of the patrol hurriedly walked over and said politely: "It's Xin Xuancheng."
Why, why don't you sleep in the middle of the night and run out and hang around? ”
Xin Qi Niang raised her hand to wipe the sweat, and said urgently: "I have something important to report to the general, and I also ask this general to do a favor and bring the official over." ”
At this time, she didn't dare to go down the black road alone, so she rashly asked.
"Meet the General?" The team was full of surprise, and in the middle of the night, a woman wanted to meet the general, and it was difficult to think about it.
The team was looking at Xin Qi Niang with a strange gaze, and hurriedly said, "Okay, I'm willing to serve below, Xin Yucheng is here, please." ”
This team leader, who is also a veteran of Shuozhou, couldn't help but think about it while showing Xin Qiniang the way.
As we all know, there is a lady in Shuozhou, and I heard that she is still fighting and playing with others in Hedong; There is also a beautiful Shuzuo under the general's command, and I heard that he will be included in the room while waiting for the general to speak.
Now there is a sudden appearance of Xin Cheng, this little lady is not bad, with a long figure, a bewitching figure, and a beautiful face, maybe she is a general's wife again.
Xin Qi Niang didn't know that this goods thought so much in an instant, and when she saw that the team was agreeing, she hurriedly thanked her, as if it was a great favor to lead the way.
made this team on duty, full of emotion, how kind a lady, the general is really blessed.
Zhu Li was not displeased when Xin Qiniang came to see her in the middle of the night, and soon dressed neatly and met the lady in the handsome tent.
As soon as she saw Zhu Li, Xin Qiniang was like a lost child, suddenly seeing her relatives, and said earnestly and anxiously: "General, general, the Fang where we live is haunted, and I also ask the general to bring some people to take my subordinates out." ”
"Haunted?" When Zhu Li heard this, he was stunned, for Zhu Li, whose soul came from the next generation, he didn't believe that there were really any ghosts and gods, but looking at Xin Qiniang's pale face, it didn't look like he was lying.
The fox was suspicious, Zhu Li had to ask about the situation in a warm voice, Xin Qiniang did not hide it, she heard the coughing sound outside the big tent, went out to find no figure, and she came to ask for help, and she kept "ghosts hitting the wall", poured out bitterness, and said it all in one go.
The movement here also attracted Gao Su's attention, and after a while, he rushed over, but for his arrival, Xin Qi Niang didn't give him a good face.
The reason is very simple, among the three, Zhu Li and she both just arrived yesterday and are not familiar with the environment here at all; The person who is most familiar with this military camp is, of course, Gao Su, but the place where Gao Su gave them a craftsman workshop is haunted, how can she give Gao Su a good face.
After listening to Xin Qi Niang's story, Gao Su also thought a little.
Regarding the coughing sound that Xin Qi Niang said, but he couldn't see the figure, Zhu Li couldn't figure it out, but he could explain one or two things about "ghosts hitting the wall".
Therefore, he calmly asked: "Lady, when you came out of the big tent and came to ask for help, did you not choose a reference object for the first time or the second time, that is, did you not use a specific thing as a guiding direction?" ”
Xin Qi Niang didn't know why, but she still nodded.
"And the third time, the reason why the lady was able to come here was because you chose a torch as a reference, and you were able to succeed, right?"
Zhu Li's reminder made Xin Qi Niang realize that something was wrong, and she hurriedly nodded again.
Seeing her admit, a smile appeared on Zhu Li's face, and she said indifferently: "Then Zhu can guarantee that the lady did not encounter a 'ghost hitting the wall'." ”
"Ah, but my subordinates did go around in the dark for two or three hours?" Xin Niangzi was afraid, but she still stubbornly insisted.
Zhu Li raised her hand and pressed down, signaling her to calm down, and explained seriously: "People have two feet, and under normal circumstances, the step of the right foot is always larger than the left foot. ”
"If you're in the dark, if you don't have a specific goal, you can easily go around in circles in a small area. But as long as a specific object is selected as a reference, this will not be the case. ”
"And that kind of statement?" Xin Niangzi exclaimed in disbelief, and after speaking, she carefully looked at her feet, as if she wanted to immediately verify whether her right foot was really bigger than her left foot.
However, she thought about it carefully, the first time and the second time, she really did not choose a reference, and ended up going around in two large circles; But the third time, she calmed down, chose a torch to reference, and quickly walked out.
Doesn't this fact just verify Zhu Li's words?
And Gao Su, who was standing on her side, heard this, but looked at Zhu Li with an admiring expression, he didn't think Zhu Li was good before, but the more he got along with this general, he felt that the other party was extraordinary.
For example, he heard the saying that "a person's right foot is bigger than his left foot", which also explained how the "ghost hitting the wall" was formed for countless years, which made him have to admire.
While admiring, he also turned to Xin Qi Niang and arched his hand: "Xin Yucheng, can I ask a question below?" ”
Xin Qiniang was in a state of uncertainty about Zhu Li's words, and when she heard the words, she glanced at him sideways, and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, what to ask for advice or not." ”
Gao Su looked at the other party with a bad look, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he had a relatively mild temperament, this kind of discomfort came and went quickly, and he said indifferently: "The cough sound that the lady heard, is it 'cough'?" ”
Hearing Gao Suxue's "cough cough", Xin Qi Niang suddenly trembled, turned her head suddenly, and glared at him fiercely, confirming that the other party was just learning the secret voice, she nodded dissatisfiedly.
Seeing the other party's admission, Gao Su also smiled, and comforted Wen Sheng: "Then the lady doesn't need to be afraid, if Gao Mou's guess is right, outside the lady's tent, there is an uninvited 'guest'." ”
"Uninvited guests?" This is also called comforting, what are the uninvited guests, you can't even see the ghost, Xin Qi Niang turned around, her eyes were full of anger, staring at Gao Su's face that was fascinated by death, and suddenly had an urge to slap in her heart.
"Exactly, but this 'guest' is a very common small animal on the grassland, and it is a hedgehog." Gao Su patiently explained, "The hedgehog likes to put his nest in a place where the weeds are thick, and the lady and others will check it, and it is impossible to find a human figure, because he is not a human, just a cute little animal." ”
"The sound made by the hedgehog is sometimes like a sneeze, sometimes like a cough, so it disturbs the lady and the others."
For Zhu Li and Gao Su's explanation, Xin Qi Niang did not fully believe it, in order to make this lady feel at ease, Zhu Li and Gao Su took a few tooth soldiers and went to Xin Niangzi's big tent in person, and near the big tent, they really found a hedgehog, which also verified Gao Su's explanation.
At the same time, Zhu Li asked a few people, with torches or a tent as a reference, from the big tent to the front camp, and sure enough, there was no more ghost hitting the wall, facts speak louder than words, the so-called haunting, but these ladies are just scaring themselves.